How to Stop WhatsApp from Sharing Your Data with Facebook Easily

How to Stop WhatsApp from Sharing Your Data with Facebook Easily

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What information is being shared with Facebook?

The updated WhatsApp FAQ page says that the phone number you used to sign up for WhatsApp with will be shared, as well as the last time you used the service.

Thanks to end-to-end encryption, Facebook will not be able to see your messages, photos or other media you share. Only you and the person you send messages to will ever be able to see that information. And any information that is shared by WhatsApp will not be publicly visible to anyone using Facebook. Meaning, if WhatsApp shares your phone number with Facebook, it won't fill in the phone number field on your profile and make it visible to anyone.

Why is your information being shared?
The FAQ page says sharing your information with Facebook will help the two companies "coordinate more." The claim is that it will help them "fight spam and abuse" more efficiently, as well as -- and this is likely the bigger and more feasible reason -- "improve your experiences within [Facebook] services" through targeted ads.

They say having your number will help them deliver product suggestions from companies "you already work with" versus one you're not familiar with. How your phone number makes this possible isn't exactly clear.

Will I start seeing ads in WhatsApp?
No. Well, at least not in the conventional banner ad style. However, WhatsApp is exploring ways to allow businesses to communicate with customers. In the same way that you can interact with your bank via SMS to check account balances or pay your cell phone bill with a text message, WhatsApp wants you to receive information from business, such as receipts for flight information.

The good news is, WhatsApp is (for now) continuing to put you in control. It says, "We do not want you to have a spammy experience; as with all of your messages, you can manage these communications, and we will honor the choices you make."

Time will tell if being part of Facebook will alter their stance on this, as well.

Can we opt-out?
Since the roll-out is gradual, many of you might have already received to accept the new terms and conditions. Fear not, you do get a 30-day window to go back to that page to retract it. Simply open you WhatsApp app, go to Settings > Account > Share my account info and untick that box. This stops WhatsApp from sharing your phone number and user data, but it may send other data to Facebook. If you use both applications on the same device a lot then it may happen more for you. But don’t forget you have only 30 days to opt out, after which you cannot reverse your decision.

But if you haven’t received the new terms and conditions then at the bottom of the page you’ll find a checkbox which states in short ‘Share my WhatsApp account information with Facebook’ remember to uncheck that . Once again this just stops sharing of user data, such as your phone number, etc. Targeted ads maybe find their way to you and if you are a part of those few who are completely okay with their data being used then go ahead and leave that box unchecked. The decision is all yours.

We would like to know which side you stand on, do let us know in the comments below about it and why you chose it.

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